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Collected Poems Of Muriel Rukeyser Paperback – May 10, 2006

by Janet Kaufman (Author), Anne Herzog (Author)

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Muriel Rukeyser held a visionary belief in the human capacity to create social change through language. She earned an international reputation as a powerful voice against enforced silences of all kind, against the violence of war, poverty, and racism. Her eloquent poetry of witness-of the Scottsboro Nine, the Spanish Civil War, the poisoning of the Gauley Bridge laborers-split the darkness covering a shameful world.

In addition to the complete texts of her twelve previously published books, this volume also features new poems discovered by the editors; Rukeyser's translations, including the first English translations of Octavio Paz's work; early work by Rukeyser not previously published in book form; and the controversial book-length poem Wake Island. An introduction by the editors traces Rukeyser's life and literary reputation and complements discerning annotations and textual notes to the poems.

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“Rukeyser appears more and more as an exemplary American modernist, the lyric poet of epic awareness. Her Collected Poems is a monument of the last century, a gift to the present and a hope for the future. In it one finds . . . poems of such variety, passion and compassion, indignant judgment, joy, humor and conviction that it is impossible to summarize.”
--The Washington Post

"The breadth , innovation, variety and daring of Muriel Rukeyser’s work has always defied efforts to confine her. She was, in fact, one of the major American imaginations of "the first century of world wars. " Now at last comes this scholarly, yet beautifully accessible edition of her lifework in poetry--a great gift to the 21st century."

―Adrienne Rich

"An event to loudly celebrate―a new collected poems of Muriel Rukeyser, who opened much of the forbidden territory where poets can now move with ease. Here, for a new generation, the full range of the capacious poet who gave twentieth-century women’s poetry its mottos and its most audacious exemplar, and poetry of witness and moral passion its most ardent and urgent American voice."

―Eleanor Wilner

"Now, as ever, we need these poems that speak to ethical issues and social justice, individual and international concerns. An impressive contribution to Rukeyser scholarship, this edition includes translations and secures for the poet an important place in American letters."

―Robin Becker

"One of the most important poets of our time. . . . Her originality, her genius, her courage illuminate our century."

―Sharon Olds

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"Rukeyser appears more and more as an exemplary American modernist, the lyric poet of epic awareness. Her Collected Poems is a monument of the last century, a gift to the present and a hope for the future. In it one finds . . . poems of such variety, passion and compassion, indignant judgment, joy, humor and conviction that it is impossible to summarize." --The Washington Post

"The breadth , innovation, variety and daring of Muriel Rukeyser's work has always defied efforts to confine her. She was, in fact, one of the major American imaginations of "the first century of world wars. " Now at last comes this scholarly, yet beautifully accessible edition of her lifework in poetry--a great gift to the 21st century." --Adrienne Rich

"An event to loudly celebrate-a new collected poems of Muriel Rukeyser, who opened much of the forbidden territory where poets can now move with ease. Here, for a new generation, the full range of the capacious poet who gave twentieth-century women's poetry its mottos and its most audacious exemplar, and poetry of witness and moral passion its most ardent and urgent American voice." -Eleanor Wilner

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Paperback: 712 pages
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press; 1 edition (May 10, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0822959240
ISBN-13: 978-0822959243
Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 1.8 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5 customer reviews
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May 14, 2015

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A new collected of one of the most interesting and well-versed political poets of the last century

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In love with this book.

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Worthwhile purchase.

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amazing. (quick note about older editions)

November 7, 2010

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This is an AMAZING volume and a must- have for any fan of Rukeyser's work. I'm just in awe of this book. It's over an inch and a half thick and *heavy*. This is no slim volume of poems- this is a book you will lose yourself in over time.

One note to those looking at earlier editions of this book: this edition (2006) is the first ACCURATE "Collected" version of Rukeyser's work. There's have been earlier releases of "Collected Poems" but they contain many errors. When I first discovered Rukeyser in the late 1980's and early 1990's, I went on a crazy quest to find as much of her work as I could, and I quickly learned that the earlier editions of "Collected Poems" had many problems, which is why they were very hard to find. If you are looking to save a little money and go for an earlier, used edition of "Collected Poems", just be aware that the book you receive may not be 100% accurate.

Regardless, this is an AMAZING volume for anyone who appreciates Rukeyser or poetry in general. It's stunning and awe-inspiring.

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Too many poems.

October 10, 2012

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She writes too many poems to be called a poet. Verbosity is not a quality to be prized in a poem.

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